Not Losing Sleep on This Play

By

Timothy Collins

| Jun 12, 2013 | 12:18 PM EDT

Breakouts and breakdowns are tough to play right now. Small positions and wiggle room are needed or else you'll find yourself stopped out of a potentially profitable trade very quickly and usually for a loss. I would stick with half-size positions when trading or use a longer time frame.

One focus for me is to look for some gap plays. Generally, I can define my stops fairly well and if the gap is large enough, I can take smaller size positions and look for bigger upside....263 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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